Hair waver



0. F. PORTER.

. HAIR WAVER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1921.

I Patentem r. 18, 1922.

STAT.

ears

CHARLES F. IPORTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAIR WAVER.

17 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. CnAnLns Persian, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Fitate of Tllinois have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Hair VJavers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to hair wavers and has for its object the provision of a device of this kind which can be economically manufactured, one which will effectually wave the hair without injury to the same, and one that is small in size and can be easily used.

In the device of my invention, all surfaces presented to the hair being waved are round, thus precluding the possibility of injury to the hair which follows the use of hair waveis in which straight surfaces are present. These and the other objects of my invention will be more apparent by reference to the following description and to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device;

Figure 2 is a view showing the device in use;

Figures 3 and 4 are sectional views.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The hair waver comprises a tubular member 8 of any suitable material, although I have found metallic tubes, such as brass, to be preferable. A wire retaining member 9 of substantially arcuate form co-operates with the tubular member to hold a strand of hair 10 in the process of being waved. The member 9 is of flexible material, such as brass wire, and is bent at 11 and 12 so that the opposing ends 13 and 14: point substantially toward each other. The portion 13 is longer than the portion 14 and both portions are bent, as indicated at 15 and 16, to permit the ends 13 and 14 to be inserted within the tubular member and to engage the tubular member on its inner face to pinchingly hold the member 9 in. position.

It will be noted that the distance between the free ends 13 and 14 is less than the length of the tubular member 8, so that the free ends 13 and 1-1 cannot be inserted in the tube without manipulation of the memher 9, and when once inserted, is not readily Specification of Letters Patent.

?atented Apr. 18, 1922.

12, 1921. Serial N0. 500,155.

removed except on directed eifort on the part of the user.

When it is desired to wave a strand of hair, the same is wound. around the tubular member '8 and the end 13 of the member 9 is inserted and drawn into the tube 8. Then, with the hair disposed between the wire and the tube, the end 14 is drawn into the tube, whereupon the bent portion '16 engages the inner face of the tube and securely holds the wire 9 in position. The bent portion 15 co-operates with the opposite end of the tube and the inner face thereof to prevent displacement. After the hair is held in position between the tube 8 and the wire 9 for a period of time, it assumes a wave and the wire 9 is removed by withdrawing the portion 14 therefrom, after which it is possible to withdraw the pon tion 13.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 2- 1. A hair waver comprising a tube and a removable retaining wire having opposite free ends bent toward each other for insertion in said tube, said ends beingadapted to be inserted in and removed from said tube by substantially longitudinal movement of the wire.

2. A hair waver comprising a tubular member and a retaining wire of substantially arcuate form, the wire in the region of each end being bent upon itself and toward the body portion thereof and having the extreme ends bent away from the body portion to permit insertion in the tubular member. I

A hair waver comprising a tubular member and a retaining wire, the wire in the region of each end being bent upon itself and toward the body portion thereof and having the extreme ends bent away from the body portion to permit insertion in the tubular member.

4;. A hair waver comprising a tubular member and a wire retaining member being bent upon itself to permit both ends thereof to be inserted in the tubular member, the distance between the free ends of the wire retaining member being less than the length of the tubular member.

5. A hair waver comprising a tubular member and a flexible retaining member having opposite free ends bent from the body portion and pointing substantially toward each other to form retaining means, the distance between said free ends being less than the length of the tubular member, the members being arranged so that, upon insertion of one of said ends, the other end may be drawn into the tube to pinchingly hold both ends within the tubular member.

CHARLES F. PORTER.

Witnesses: v

ALBIN C. AHL'BERG, EMILE J. Boononois. 

